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May 1, 2006

Being a Mom Pays Off for Commissioner

LOS ANGELES - Mary Lou Katz's lack of criminal-law experience was not a handicap when she became a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner last year, she said.

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By Ryan Oliver
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Mary Lou Katz's lack of criminal-law experience was not a handicap when she became a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner last year, she said.
      In fact, Katz said, her ability to handle the 100 or so traffic violators and other low-level miscreants that appear in her Pasadena courtroom each day has very little to do ... (continued)

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